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Topic: Lures that don't work (Read 3918 times)

I was reading a post about someone buying a bunch of jigging raps and thought how I can't catch fish with one. I know that it is a staple ice fishing lure but I cannot seem to make them work. Maybe I don't fish it right or pick the wrong colors but I have almost giving up on it. What are some of the other popular lures that don't work for you? I have a buddy that never catches anything with chubby darters but that one works for me.

I too have never caught anything with a jigging rap. I've had lots of luck with the chubby darter though, I always have a rod with one tied on, another with a Vmc rattle spoon or a custome jigs flutter spoon.

I've had some really good luck with chubby darters and raps. However, I've seemed to find that they are for when the bite is a touch more agressive. When the bite is agressive I've had just has good a luck with a spoon.

The only thing I haven't caught anything on is a perch talker.

Overall I'd have to say a lead head with a back hooked minnow always seems to work.

I've had good luck with jigging raps/shad raps, salmon chubby darters, and rattle traps. The worst piece of junk waste of money and waste of space out there is clam's psycho shad. Not enough weight to jig them properly. Terrible action. Looks pretty though...but I hate them.

a lot of times it's not what's tied on but how you work it once you get fish on the flasher bring it up and make them come up and chase the lure I do really well with the raps on the open water also the thing I hate I the fins they always break and ruin the lure

I've had good luck with jigging raps/shad raps, salmon chubby darters, and rattle traps. The worst piece of junk waste of money and waste of space out there is clam's psycho shad. Not enough weight to jig them properly. Terrible action. Looks pretty though...but I hate them.

Hope the clam thing is ok or I'll have to switch them to lanterns jesus do they glow